Android 7.0 Nougat update for Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) is official. Rolling out now!

March 13, 2017 Categories: Android Nougat, Android Updates, News, Zenfone 3 Deluxe, ZS570KL by 0 Comments

Update: I just checked my Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) at 8:45PM PT on March 12 and indeed the update is available now! Go for it now!

You spent that extra money on your Zenfone 3 Deluxe and now you can also enjoy the new version of Android. Yes folks, Asus has officially begun the rollout of Nougat 7.0 to the Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) model.

Date: March 13, 2017

Update Version:

  • 5.14.44.1898
  • WW_ 5.14.44.1898

How To Update:

  • (It takes about one week for the system to complete the autopush, if you did not receive the updation, please go to 【Setting】->【About】->【System Update】to update manually)

Release Notes:

1.Update to Android Nougat  7.0.
2.ZenUI upgrade
3.For user who use Easy mode, the launcher will turn back to the default launcher after upgrade.
4.Quick Settings supports multiple pages.
5.Remove“Share Link” and “PC Suite”.
6.Improve NFC performance.

[source: Asus]

One ZenUI setting you should never change (if you enable touch gestures to wake up your phone)

March 12, 2017 Categories: Help, How To, Tips, ZenUI by 1 Comment

Update: Thanks to a comment made by Peter, I’ve revised this article.

To clarify, this article is applicable to you if you like to pocket your phone and you are making use of the “Touch Gesture” settings such as “Double tap to wake up” or “Swipe up to wake up”.

Sometimes a setting sounds better on paper than it does in reality. Touch is a tricky technology when you have a phone in a pocket.

The setting I’m talking about is the allow screenshots to be taken via the “recent apps” button. It’s quite fantastic actually and I love it. Sadly though I must make a choice because I have the perfect storm of settings and circumstances. If you don’t want to end up with a Zenfone 3 full of random screenshots, then you may have to live without the double tap or swipe up gestures to wake up your phone if the recent apps screenshot setting is a must for you.

The issue is that the touch gestures can be activated while your phone is in your pocket. Perhaps you wouldn’t realize just how often your phone wakes up in your pocket thanks to touch gestures. So when your phone accidentally becomes active in your pocket, the “recent apps” button becomes active. See where this is going? So for a certain period of time the phone becomes “snap happy” while in your pocket. You end up with a nice selection of random screenshots of your lock screen (if you make use of a lock screen).

So ultimately this is a two pronged issue. First issue is that a pocketed Zenfone can easily become awake thanks to touch gestures. A fact that most of us wouldn’t realize. Once awake, the “recent apps” button is fully active and will start taking screenshots while your phone is in your pocket. It’s quite a nonsensical situation indeed.

This issue doesn’t arise once in a while. It arises often under the conditions I was using on my phone. In one instance, I had more than 10 screenshots over a short period of time when I had my Zenfone 3 Deluxe in my pocket. It just happens all the time to be frank about it. When I recently download my screenshots to my PC, I realized that the vast majority were accidental screenshots.

The solution? Make a decision. If you disable touch gestures that wake up your phone, then you can enjoy the setting to enable screenshots via the “recent apps” button. If you want the touch gestures to wake up your phone, then I’m advising you to not enable this screenshot button. If you don’t mind sorting through and deleting these lock screen screenshots, then have at ‘er and enable all the settings.

This is where the issue arises:

This is not what to do:

This is what you want to do:

Android 7.0 Nougat update rolls out for Zenfone 3 (ZE520KL and ZE552KL)

March 8, 2017 Categories: Android Nougat, Android Updates, News by 0 Comments

Another day, another Zenfone 3 gets Android 7.0 Nougat. This time it’s the rollout to the Zenfone 3 (ZE552KL and ZE520KL). If you recall, Asus has initially made this update available in the Philippines but quickly stopped the update for unknown reasons. It appears whatever issues that were present then, have been resolved.

Please add a comment for discussion below so we can all update together!

There are a few details for this roll out, so please read below for recommendations by Asus.

Version: 14.2015.1701.8 (WW_14.2015.1701.8)

Release Date: 2017/03/08

Details and Release Notes:

1. Software update to Android 7.0 Nougat. Internal storage will decrease slightly after update, suggest to backup data and relocate media file (pictures & video clip) to SD card to reserve at least 1.5GB storage  before starting the software update.

2. Add bundled notifications switch. (Settings > Notification > Configure notifications)
When multiple notifications for a single app are received, they can be bundled together into a single group. This group can be expanded to see the individual messages.

3. Improve Touch performance.

4. Remove “Share Link”
For user who upgrade from Android M to Android N, ASUS Share link will not work properly, please use the following alternative solutions.
Other alternative apps:
If you want to share files across LAN, you can use ASUS file manager’s Network place and wireless transfer function.

https://play.google.com/store/ap … om.asus.filemanager

If you want to use WiFi hotspot to share files to Windows 10 PC or Android devices, you can also use “ZenLink” which is compatible with Share Link. This app is expect to be on the google play in December

http://www.zenui.com/zenlink/

5. Remove redundant app shortcuts “Audio Wizard”、 “Splendid” 、“System update” and “Flashlight” from all apps menu.
How to turn on Audio Wizard? (System settings > Sound & Vibration > Audio Wizard)
How to turn on Splendid? (System settings > Display > Splendid)
How to check system update? (System settings > System Update)
How to turn on flashlight? (Quick settings > Flashlight)

6. Remove ”PC Suite” (CD ROM)

7. Remove “Tap and hold to show menu” form Settings > ASUS customized settings > Touch key setting.
Add “Tap and hold to activate Multi-window ” in Touch key setting.

8.  Quick Settings supports multiple pages , user can swipe left to right to see more quick settings if using more than 12.
User can enter edit screen by tap the edit button on top right corner to determine which settings enabling or disabling.

9. Split “Ringtone & Notifications” volume bar into “Ringtone” and “Notification” volume bars on “Volume Panel” and “Sound & Vibration” Settings.
Users can apply this feature by disabling “Sync volumes” from “Settings” -> “Sound & Vibration”

10. For user who use Easy mode, a Launcher app menu will show on the screen after upgrading from Android M to Android N. Please select your default launcher again.

11. For user who use Easy mode, the launcher will turn back to the default launcher after upgrade from Android M to Android N. Please turn it on from “Settings” > “Easy mode”.

12. For user who upgrade from Android M to Android N and do Factory reset, the home workspace will be updated to the new layout.

13. Enable FET VoLte and Vowifi

Taiwan gets pink Zenfone 3 Max

March 3, 2017 Categories: News, Shopping and Deals, Taiwan, ZC520TL, ZC553KL, Zenfone 3 Max by 0 Comments

Who doesn’t love pink? There is certainly a place for pink products and Asus has just released their pink Zenfone 3 Max in the Taiwan market. This is going to be a limited release so don’t expect this to be available in many other markets. If you really want this color then you may need to consider shopping on eBay but make sure you check the network bands and compatibility for where you live.

Prices:

  • 5.2-inch (ZC520TL) with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage – NT$5,990
  • 5.5-inch (ZC553KL) with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage – NT$7,490
  • 5.5-inch (ZC553KL) with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage – NT$7,990

What you need to consider is the differences between the 5.2-inch and the 5.5-inch. The bigger sized Zenfone 3 Max has a Snapdragon processor, higher resolution display and better camera specs. Asus is offering a different RAM configuration as well depending on your needs. The main selling point of course is battery life. These models come with a 4,100mAh battery which can also reverse charge for other devices.

 

[source: Asus Taiwan]

Photos of Android 7.0 Nougat running on Zenfone 3

March 2, 2017 Categories: Android Nougat, Android Updates, News by 0 Comments

With the talk about the Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS550KL) getting the Android Nougat update, why not get a sneak peek?

These are some photos of a Zenfone 3 running Android 7.0 Nougat. This update had rolled out initially in the Philippines but was halted rather quickly. During that short update window, one site in particular took some photos of their newly update Zenfone 3.

Android Nougat does offer some fairly significant features such as the multi/split window support, new emoji’s, cancel download button, among other features.

 

 

[source: Kompas.com]

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